clambered

Example Sentences

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After about 25 minutes he clambered back aboard the ship, girding for another long voyage the rest of the way across the ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The colonizers, four Chagossians aged 31 to 72, clambered aboard a dinghy and came ashore, waving British and American flags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Coughing and spitting on the floor, Kolya clambered to his feet with difficulty.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

In that time he clambered to the very top of the footballing tree and broke a few branches on his way back to the red side of Lisbon.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Through the strange furless hide that smelt more of not-wolf than wolf, he could hear a comforting thump-thump, like the sound he heard when he clambered on top of his father for a nap.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver